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Warped Tour's 2013 Line Up Has Been Posted-- And It's Just "Okay"

The Warped Tour lineup was released yesterday afternoon, and while we were (foolishly) hoping that Kevin Lyman would have a change of heart and model the long-running festival after something like Punk Rock Bowling or The Fest, the lineup, unsurprisingly, still caters to Hot Topic tweens. There ar ... More >>

Is Heavy Metal Really The Devil's Music?

See also: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson to Headline KUPD's Desert Uprising See also: Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "Why I'm Trying to Become a Pastor" Last week, I found myself in an awkward conversation with douchebag with a popped collar and frosted tips. He asked me if I worshipped "the Devil," lo ... More >>

Valley Bands Sweat It Out on Warped Tour Stages

Vans Warped Tour 2012: The Good, The Bad, and the Auto-Tuned

See also: Vans Warped Tour 2011 See also: Hot Chicks at Wicked Tattoos at the Vans Warped Tour If you're going to The Vans Warped Tour this Thursday, look around and try to spot the dinosaur. It won't be a giant carnivorous lizard with huge teeth and disproportionately small arms. It will be me. ... More >>

Reactions to The Clubhouse Closing on Twitter

See also: Clubhouse Music Venue Closes ​It has been almost two weeks since gang-related gunfire erupted outside the Nipsey Hussle show at The Clubhouse in Tempe, wounding 15 and placing a scar on the face of an otherwise admirable venue. Last Friday, owner Eugenia Ruven was arrested for "fa ... More >>

Farewell, My Love Releases "Portraits" Music Video

​There must be something here in Arizona  that makes our young folks sad and exaggerated, morphing from shy young kids to angular haircut sporting emo rock 'n' rollers. We've got some high profile acts to call our own: Blessthefall, Eyes Set to Kill, The Maine, and countless others. Is it the ... More >>

Incoming: Death Cab For Cutie, Good Old War, Portugal. The Man, Eddie Vedder and More

​When he's not making up stories about what he listens to while he's busy being a hardcore runner, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie makes plans for the future. Recently, he has carried out plans to go through with his divorce and go on an international tour. The latter is great news for Phoenix ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: F*ck Yeah, Blessthefall

Blessthefall is a true Phoenix success story. Since forming in high school, the group has kept at it, and gained a diehard fanbase along the way. The band released its third full length, Awakening, on Fearless Records this past October. This week we're bringing you local metalcore in the form of ... More >>

The Maine: With Pioneer, the Mesa Rockers Step Away From Warner Bros.

Incoming: Paul Simon, Sting, Stone Foxes, Family Force 5, BLESSTHEFALL

​Paul Simon is one of those musicians who might have actually been more successful once he went solo (ditching poor, frizzy-haired Garfunkle), and props to him for that. He's a classic storyteller. And with an album as great as Graceland, his talent is simply undeniable.But that old dog has got so ... More >>

"My Freddy Mercury Moment" - This Week's Noise Complaint Comic from Robbie Pfeffer

​Would you correctly identify Blessthefall as a Christian band? To me, it seems sorta obvious that the local post-hardcore band on Fearless Records with "bless" in the name is pro-religion.Yet this is the band that gave Noise Complaint cartoonist Robbie Pfeffer his "Freddie Mercury Momen ... More >>

Atreyu @ Marquee Theatre

Incoming: Atreyu, Deer Tick, No Age, Tim Kasher, Five For Fighting, Saves the Day

​As much as we like to deny that we were awkward teenagers, the fact remains that we most certainly were. When I think of my own teenage years, I tend to reflect on the music that I really liked. While I started to come around in my late teenage years, the early portion reflected a certain ge ... More >>

Blessthefall's New Video is Pretty Crazy: Wild Crowds, Moshing, Stagedives, Harrassing Toll Booth Workers, Pissing Out the Window, Etc.

Judge if you want, but the team here at Up On The Sun kind of loves the tour videos from Phoenix metalcore act Blessthefall. The last one was pretty funny, and the newest, which Revolver magazine got an exclusive look at, is even better.Sure, most of it is just potty humor and amateurish versions of ... More >>

American Gods Show Their Love for Hamsters, and Other Local Music News

American Gods​Local metal band American Gods has a thing for hamsters. That's right--hamsters. The group has a song called "Hamster Stomp" on their current album, Ec-10, but don't think the group is serious about crushing those cute little furry animals--a bad-arse pic of one of the rodents graces ... More >>

Incoming: Brian Wilson, Roger Waters, Smokey Robinson, George Benson

​What draws better these days than older, more beloved musicians from bands such as The Beach Boys and Pink Floyd? Not much, outside of an act like Lady Gaga or Justin Beiber -- that is why both Brian Wilson and Roger Waters lead the pack for an impressively fruitful week of show announcements.Let ... More >>

Blessthefall Makes Their Reality Television Debut (Sort-of) and Other Local Music News

You know you've made it big when your band's T-shirt is featured on reality television. Phoenix band Blessthefall, who is playing a couple dates in Russia in October, is certainly proud of the national exposure they've encountered after some threads bearing the band's name made it onto truTV's "Worl ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 4/8 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Why can't Phoenix's NPR station, KJZZ, be more like KCRW, and play some indie rock? What did local band Blessthe ... More >>

Gin Blossoms, Blessthefall, The Love Me Nots and More Have Big Plans for the Valley

What does a band do if its tour bus hits a deer? Ask Blessthefall, who at least pretend to deal wit that situation in the latest dispatch from the Bangover tour, currently selling out shows in Canada. How do we know it's Canada? Just listen for the part where the band goes on and on about finding a ... More >>

New Blessthefall Video

Phoenix metalcore act Blessthefall has a new video out. The kiddiecore act which is also featured on the cover of the Winter Issue of AMP Magazine (in stores now) has a new frontman, Beau Bokan, and is signed to Fearless Records. The new record, Witness, was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (In ... More >>

Atticus Tour

Atticus Tour 2009

Incoming: David Sedaris, Atticus Tour, Boys Like Girls, Skinny Puppy, Tech N9ne

David Sedaris​Finally, a week packed with concert announcements! As we told you yesterday, The Arizona State Fair has Bob Dylan and a bunch of American Idol contestants coming, and that's not the only big show coming in October, as Boys Like Girls, the Atticus Tour, and Tech N9ne all bring thei ... More >>

Just Announced: Miley Cyrus, Bo Bice, Juvenile

I've never been sure why there isn't more of a rivalry between Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus, but, aside from some boy drama, the two country-tinged pop princesses seem to co-exist happily.If you missed Swift's excellent show at Jobing.com Arena last month, you'll have a chance to check out what I ca ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Country Thunder, Tempe Music Fest, and Much More

Art PerryLou Reed and Laurie Anderson are scheduled to perform on Sunday at the Chandler Center for the Arts. If you're the type who bitches how nothing ever goes on in Phoenix, please feel free to grab a nice steaming cup of STFU. We've been referencing all week long on this very blog about how h ... More >>

You’ve Got Hate Mail: The last hurrah in the ongoing Marshall Beck and local metal coverage tantrum

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